An Historical Investigation of School and Community-Based Gay Liberation Youth Groups, New York City, 1969-1975: "An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail" - A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Education of Harvard University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education (2004)

Cohen, Stephan

Published by Self-Published, No Place, 2004

Offered is a signed copy of an original thesis entitled "An Historical Investigation of School and Community-Based Gay Liberation Youth Groups, New York City, 1969-1975: "'An Army of Lovers Cannot Fail' - A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the Graduate School of Education of Harvard University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education" written by gay historian Stephan Cohen and published in 2004. A softcover measuring 8-1/2" by 10-11/16" and containing 386 internal pages. The thesis formed the basis of his book published in 2007 entitled "The Gay Liberation Youth Movement In New York : 'An Army Of Lovers Cannot Fail'". The Table of Contents (with Introduction and Chapters containing several subtopics) are: Acknowledgments; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction (subtopics include The Evolution of Queer Youth Groups; The Three Groups Under Study [Gay Youth; Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries - S.T.A.R.; and Gay International Youth Society of George Washington High School]); Prior to Gay Liberation; Ideology and Practice; Gay Liberation Shapes Youth Activism (subtopics include Gay Youth's Platform; Platform of Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries; Mission of The Gay International Youth Society); Gay Youth; Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (S.T.A.R.); Gay International Youth Society of George Washington High School; Conclusion; Appendix A: Gay Liberation Youth Groups - 1966 to 1975; Appendix B: GAA [Gay Activists Alliance] Petition to Councilwoman Carol Greitzer; Appendix C: "In a World of Darkness" (poem by Sylvia Lee Messne [Sylvia Rivera]); Appendix D: S.T.A.R. Activism; Appendix E: GAA-Initiated Intro 475 Fall, 1971 Hearings Broach Transgender Concerns; Appendix F: Christopher Street Liberation Day (including Sylvia Rivera's Address to the Washington Square Rally); Appendix G: Chronology of George Washington High School News Coverage; Archives; Bibliography; Vita; Afterword. With a splendid photo to rear page of "The author, Stephan Cohen, in a Danceworks Concert, ca. 2000." Signed and inscribed by author to blank page prior to title page: "Brad [Confer], Thank you for your archival contributions to the research. Best, Stephan." Covers lightly soiled in places and show light edge and corner wear; front cover shows a few tiny spots and light tape remnant. Seller Inventory # 015028

Bibliographic Details

Title: An Historical Investigation of School and ...
Publisher: Self-Published, No Place
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition